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Law No. 11 of 2004 Issuing the Penal Code

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 11Date: 10/05/2004 Corresponding to 21/03/1425 HijriNumber of Articles: 401Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 7Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 30/05/2004 Corresponding to 11/04/1425 HijriPage from: 53

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Adultery and Crimes of Honour

279 Article

Whoever copulates with a female without her consent whether coercively, under duress or by ruse shall be sentenced to death or to life imprisonment.

The sentence shall be capital punishment if the perpetrator from the ascendants of the victim, or the guardian, or those undertaking the brining up or looking after the victim, or is a person having authority thereupon, or the servant thereof or the servant of the aforesaid in this Article.
280 Article

Whoever copulates with a female without compulsion, duress or ruse knowing that she is of diminished capacity or under sixteen years of age shall be punished with life imprisonment.

Capital punishment shall apply if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of the preceding Article.
281 Article

Whoever copulates with a female over sixteen without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years.

The same penalty shall also be imposed on the female for her consent. The offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or to a prison term up to fifteen years if he is one of those previously mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
282 Article

Whoever copulates with a female over sixteen without compulsion, duress or ruse knowing that he is prohibited to marry her for permanent or temporary reasons shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years shall apply to any person.

The same penalty shall apply to a female who accepts such copulation knowing that it is prohibited.

The offender shall be liable to life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years if he is one of the previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
283 Article

Whoever copulates with a male without any consent whether coercively, under duress or by ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to fifteen years.

The death sentence shall be imposed if the offender is one of the previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
284 Article

Whoever copulates with a male without compulsion, duress or ruse knowing that he is of diminished capacity or under sixteen years of age shall be punished with life imprisonment.

The penalty shall be capital punishment if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
285 Article

Whoever copulates with a male over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years.

The same penalty shall apply to the male for his consent. The penalty shall be life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
286 Article

Whoever commits rape by force, ruse or under duress shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to exceeding fifteen years.

The penalty of life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years shall apply if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law.
287 Article

Whoever copulates with a person without compulsion, duress or ruse, knowing that this person is of diminished capacity, under sixteen years of age, powerless or unaware of the nature of the act performed on him or believes it to be acceptable shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years.

The offender if one of the previously mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law shall be liable to life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years.
288 Article

Whoever copulates with a person over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years shall apply to any person who

The same penalty is imposed on the person consenting to this act. The offender, if one of the previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law shall be liable to life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years.
289 Article

The offender is assumed to know the age of the victim in the Articles stipulated in this Chapter.